I'm really enjoying creating jewellery for me for a change! Despite making jewellery to sell I very rarely set something aside just for myself. Why? I have no idea other than the uncontrollable urge I have to keep making new pieces to add to my shops. In fact I feel a tiny bit guilty spending time making jewellery for myself which is utter madness I know.
So to make up for this I've been making pieces at my jewellery course at night school that really are just for me and it makes me feel very extravagant {although I think that's more to do with the cost of silver to be honest!} As I make mostly earrings to sell and not really being a pendant type of person (I should be I know) the last two projects I did at college were rings.
The latest is an etched silver and carnelian combination which morphed into being like a lot of my stuff does. It was originally going to lie lengthways along my finger than I realized it looked better going across. The shape changed several times until I went for ovals with the cab positioned off centre.
I'll be honest I had a bit of trouble soldering the small oval onto the base because of the etched design. Some of the solder flowed out onto the base piece which I cleaned up as best I could without taking off most of the etched pattern. The solder didn't flow all the way round either due to the uneven surface. Oxidizing it helped to cover some of the design irregularities {my made up term for mistakes!} And I still need to practice my finish on the very top edge of the bezel - I'd like it to be perfectly smooth and tight to the cab but fear of slipping with the burnisher and scratching the stone stops me from pressing too hard. Maybe I'm too much of a perfectionist ? Any advice on this would be welcome - not on me being a perfectionist, more on smoothing the top of the bezel :D
There's a two week break from college for Easter then we're back and I'm planning on making a pair of etched silver hollow form earrings with bezel set cab...........although that may change if I suddenly find something else I just have to try.
Stay tuned!
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